Faculty of Law of Bissau

Faculty of Law of Bissau
TypePublic university
Established27 September 1979 (1979-09-27)
DirectorAlcides Gomes
Location
Bissau
,
Guinea-Bissau
Campus

The Faculty of Law of Bissau (Portuguese: Faculdade de Direito de Bissau (FDB)), sometimes also referred to as the Faculty of Law of Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese: Faculdade de Direito da Guiné-Bissau) is a public university based in Bissau, providing primarily university degrees in law in Guinea-Bissau. It was founded as a law school on 27 September 1979 and became a law faculty on 26 November 1990.[1]

It is the only institution in the country that awards law degrees.[2]

The institution is under the supervision of the Ministry of National Education. It was announced in 2014 that the university became a component of the national system of the Universidade Amílcar Cabral.[3][4] The gradual reintegration of the UAC began in 2019, during the celebrations of the anniversary of the FDB.[5][6]

History

Having in mind the necessity to have professional graduates in law in Guinea-Bissau, president Luís Cabral signed decree n.º 22 on 27 September 1979, creating the Escola de Direito de Bissau. The school was oriented towards technical degrees, and not necessarily bachelor's degrees in law.[1]

In 1989, studies were initiated for the conversation of the school into a faculty school, being invited by the Faculty of Law at the University of Lisbon so that they could provide the necessary technical and scientific advisory.[7]

After, on 26 November 1990, by decree n.º 34, president João Bernardo Vieira converted the Escola de Direito de Bissau to the Faculdade de Direito de Bissau (FDB), transferring to it all of the necessary attributions.[1] The institution rose with a protocol of cooperation with the Faculty of Law of Lisbon,[8] which became a scientific and pedagogical advisor to the faculty.[9]

On 24 April 1993, the Faculty of Law of Bissau became part of the Associação das Universidades de Língua Portuguesa as a titular member.[10]

With the beginning of operations at Universidade Amílcar Cabral (UAC), FDB was absorbed into the institution in 2003, in an attempt to strengthen national post-secondary institutions.[11][12] However, in 2008, the Bissau-Guinean government alleged a lack of optimal conditions to finance the university, declaring thereafter the concession of UAC to private initiatives.[13][14] With the total passage of the university to private capital, the academic community of FDB voted for the disaffiliation with UAC and became autonomous once again.[15]

It was later announced, in 2014, that it became a component of the federal system of Universidade Amílcar Cabral.[4] The gradual reintegration into the UAC effectively began in 2019, during the anniversary celebrations of the FDB.[6]

Courses offered

The following courses are offered at FDB:[16]

  • Graduation:
    • Law
  • Post-graduation:
    • Master's in Energy and Natural Resource Law (2014)
    • Master's in Telecommunications Law (2015)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Quecoi; Oliveira, Marlize Rubin (July–December 2014). "Educação superior e desenvolvimento na Guiné-Bissau: contribuições, limites e desafios". Revista Pedagógica. 16 (33). Chapecó: 127-152.
  2. ↑ Sucuma, Arnaldo (2016). "O Papel do Estado Bissau-Guineense na Construção do Ensino Superior" (PDF). Recife: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.
  3. ↑ "Attributions". Government of Guiné-Bissau. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Atribuições". Ministry of National Education. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Cerimónia comemorativa do 29.º aniversário da Faculdade de Direito de Bissau". Instituto Camões. 12 March 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Alocução pelo Conselheiro da Embaixada de Portugal em Bissau: Cerimónia de Entrega dos Diplomas aos Finalistas da Faculdade de Direito de Bissau" (PDF). Embaixada de Portugal em Bissau. 9 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Magalhães, Nara Maria Emanuelli (2013). "Políticas Públicas de Ensino Superior: análise do impacto da formação universitária de africanos no Brasil através do PEC-G no retorno aos países de origem". Águas de Lindoia: Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais.
  8. ↑ Sanhá, Alberto (2010). "Educação Superior em Guiné-Bissau" (PDF). Porto Alegre: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul.
  9. ↑ Eduardo; Pereira, João Mendes (23 March 2006). "Convénio de cooperação entre a Faculdade de Direito de Lisboa e a Faculdade de Direito de Bissau" (PDF). Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa. Bissau: Universidade de Lisboa.
  10. ↑ "Faculdade de Direito da Guiné-Bissau". Associação das Universidades de Língua Portuguesa. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Aberta oficialmente Universidade Amílcar cabral". Agência Pan-Africana de Notícias. 15 November 2003.
  12. ↑ AFP (January 2004). "Guiné-Bissau - Inaugurada a primeira universidade pública" (PDF). A Página da Educação (130).
  13. ↑ Correia, Heldomiro Henrique (2013). "O Projeto Africanidade e o Contexto Educacional da Guiné-Bissau" (PDF). João Pessoa: Universidade Federal da Paraíba.
  14. ↑ Sami, Onis (3 November 2008). "Extinção da Universidade Amílcar Cabral: Grupo Lusófono cria universidade na Guiné-Bissau". Jornal Digital. Portuguese News Network.
  15. ↑ "Mais 16 médicos formados na Faculdade Raúl Diaz Arguelles". Portal GBissau. 29 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "Guiné-Bissau". Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa. Universidade de Lisboa. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
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